File includes nightly box-office details, with a breakdown of ticket sales and distribution from performances at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway and at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and also details of royalty payments owed from the production.
Drafts and Scripts of 'The Lonesome West' by Martin McDonagh
Typed first draft of 'The Lonesome West' by Martin McDonagh. The play title is written as 'The Skull in Connemara' but is crossed out.
Typed script of 'The Lonesome West' by Martin McDonagh. Cover page includes the details "The Leenane Trilogy, Play 3, The Lonesome West, Rehearsals beginning Monday April 28 1997." Script includes detailed and extensive manuscript annotation and comments, written in pencil, perhaps in the hand of Garry Hynes, director.
Typed 'Production Copy' of the script for 'The Lonesome West' by Martin McDonagh. 'Working Draft 1997' is crossed out, 'August 1996' is written in place.
Printed programme from production of "the Lonesome West" written by Martin McDonagh and staged by Druid Theatre Company and the Royal Court Theatre, London. This production is at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Articles include "A Brief History of the Gaiety Theatre" by Christopher FitzSimons; "Our Cousin Martin" by Mic Moroney, and also biographies and headshot images of cast and creative crew members.
Printed programme from the National Theatre, London, production of "The London Cuckolds" written by Edward Ravenscroft, in a new adaptation by Terry Johnson. Includes article on the National Theatre entitled "New Perspectives" by Heather Neill; article entitled "London Life" describing the time of the early 18th century. Also includes images from rehearsals and images and biographies of cast members.
Typed copies of script for sketch "The Living Bonfire!" produced as part of the Late Night Follies at the Pike Theatre, Dublin.
Files relating to the drafting and writing of book for children by Carolyn Swift, 'The Little Swans Fly East', published by Poolbeg Press, 1995.
File 1 includes two copybooks filled with manuscript drafts of the book by Carolyn Swift, manuscript research notes by Swift, a blurb about the book, a quiz and answers to questions for children based on the book; and correspondence between Swift and the publishers, Poolbeg Press.
Also carbon copy typescript of 'The Little Swans Fly East', with some manuscript edits and annotation by Swift.
File 2 includes 2 carbon copy typescripts of 'The Little Swans Fly East' by Carolyn Swift.
File containing handwritten fair copy of "The Little Plays of Shakespeare" by Eoghan Ó Tuairisc, an unpublished MA thesis completed in UCD.